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Technical Reps or Agent Techs? The inter-changing roles of technical support and customer service

TechSee

For sales support, press 1. For product support, press 1. For technical support, press 1. For account updates, help with installation, or billing activities, press 1.” Triage sessions between agents, technicians, and customers became the norm. Focus on reducing customer effort.

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Part 1: Achieving Customer Support Excellence

TeamSupport

Technical Support Excellence is the achievement of the maximum positive impact on profitability and reputation of the company, product, or brand being supported through the efficient and effective delivery of support.” Profit Contribution: The customer support function has evolved drastically in the past 10–15 years.

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Guest Blog: Why Knowledge Base Integration with Live Chat Is Important for Better Customer Support

ShepHyken

This week on our Friends on Friday guest blog post my colleague, Jason Grills, writes about the importance of good customer support and the impact it can have on your business. Customer support agents must understand just how important their roles and responsibilities are to the customer experience. Shep Hyken.

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Support Talks: Sales as Part of a Customer Experience Team

Nicereply

Some treat Customer Experience as a synonym to Customer Success, others see Success and Support as part of the CX team, and still, others prefer it reports into Sales as a way to increase upsells and renewals. She had a very unique solution to this structure: incorporating Sales into the Customer Experience team.

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The Helpdesk KPIs You Need to Maximise Your Customer Support

CSM Magazine

Managing a successful customer support helpdesk isn’t an easy task. But when helpdesk managers set the right Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for their agents, they can transform results for their customer support service. What Are Customer Support Helpdesk KPI’s? And, ultimately, to be accountable for.

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Inbound vs. outbound call centers

Global Response

With any of these circumstances (and more), hiring a call center can help improve customer service and sales and reduce overhead costs. Inbound call centers, as you might imagine, handle inbound calls from customers (or others interested in your services). Product or technical support. Inbound sales or upgrades.

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4 Tips for Effective Skills-Based Call Routing

Fonolo

Say a customer would like to upgrade their package. Their call would be automatically routed to a skilled sales agent. In this case, the call would be routed to technical support. FACT: The proof is in the numbers—a great customer experience leads to more revenue. Other potential items include: Sales experience.